By Russ Fischer/Aug. 25, 2010 12:04 pm EST
Last time we saw Belén Rueda in a Guillermo del Toro-produced film, it was The Orphanage, which premiered at the Toronto Film Fest in 2007. Now Rueda is back in another GdT film: Julia’s Eyes, directed by Guillem Morales (The Uncertain Guest). A Spanish-language trailer has been floating around for a while, but now there is a subtitled version, which is very much worth a look.
Further cementing the relationship between this film and The Orphanage is the fact that both films were shot by cinematographer Óscar Faura. Hard to argue with that choice; his lens seems apt for this film, just as his cinematography was one of the best aspects of The Orphanage. I wasn’t as wild about The Orphanage as some were, but it’s getting to the point where I anticipate GdT-produced films (this, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark) just as much as I do his directorial projects. There are so few people these days who are really trying properly atmospheric horror. And there’s seemingly a good little giallo influence here, which I always respond to. Julia’s Eyes will play as a Special Presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival. Here’s the fest’s description:
Julia, a woman suffering from a degenerative eye disease, finds her blind twin sister Sara hanged in the basement of her house. Julia decides to investigate what she feels is a murder case, entering a dark world that seems to hide a mysterious presence. As Julia begins to uncover the terrifying truth about her sister’s death, her sight deteriorates further, until a series of unexplained deaths and disappearances cross her path. The film stars Bele?n Rueda and Lluis Homar. This is the newer, subtitled version of the trailer. Underneath is a much better quality embed of the unsubbed version. Take your pick.
Further cementing the relationship between this film and The Orphanage is the fact that both films were shot by cinematographer Óscar Faura. Hard to argue with that choice; his lens seems apt for this film, just as his cinematography was one of the best aspects of The Orphanage.
I wasn’t as wild about The Orphanage as some were, but it’s getting to the point where I anticipate GdT-produced films (this, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark) just as much as I do his directorial projects. There are so few people these days who are really trying properly atmospheric horror. And there’s seemingly a good little giallo influence here, which I always respond to.
Julia’s Eyes will play as a Special Presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival. Here’s the fest’s description:
This is the newer, subtitled version of the trailer. Underneath is a much better quality embed of the unsubbed version. Take your pick.
